LIBBY, Mont. - One vital prosecution witness at the W.R. Grace criminal trial ended his testimony to rave reviews and second critical witness stumbled badly Tuesday.
Even court personnel and defense lawyers seemed a bit stunned Monday when Chief U.S District Judge Donald Molly ripped into government prosecutors blaming them for every problem but global warming.
Some people never get the word, and his morning, I'm one of them.
Missoula, Mont., has more than its share of great eateries. The absolute best burger in the world comes off the tiny grill at the scruffy Missoula Club, or a breakfast of brains and eggs and other memorable fare at Oxford Saloon and Café. Show More Summary
The first week of the nation's biggest environmental crime case is over. Jurors headed home to a well-deserved drink or a fistful of headache pills. Some lawyers flew back east while most are, and will be, cloistered way until Monday...Show More Summary
The 9th U.S. Court of Appeal has overturned Judge Donald Molloy's order keeping victims of asbestos exposure who will testify in the W.R. Grace criminal trial from observing the proceedings.
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It took just minutes for W.R. Grace's top lawyer to begin denouncing the scientific qualifications of the government's chief witness and the man who led the government's efforts to protect the people of Libby from the asbestos that poisoned their small Montana town.
If W.R. Grace lawyer Barbara Harding got a buck each time she leaped out of her chair to object to a question the prosecution had asked their witness, she probably would have made more today than the $40 each juror got paid to serve at the largest environmental crime trial in history.
Judge's order stifles government's case in the trial of the poisoning of Libby, Montana. W.R. Grace gets yet another break from presiding judge.
Butter flavoring, popcorn lung, diacetyl, NIOSH, absurd law suit.
Sometimes frivolous topics can be serious.
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If there were a poster child for the overused saying that "no good deeds go unpunished," it would be Patty Martin.
Radioactive signs are missing from Wal-Mart and other businesses. NCR wants to know where they are.
Judge's order stifles government's case in the trial of the poisoning of Libby, Montana. W.R. Grace gets yet another break from presiding judge.
Pet lovers got a shock a couple of years ago when an investigation by Consumer Affairs discovered that many of the pet toys made in China contained toxic heavy metals or other dangerous substances.
child sickened with salmonella continued to eat contaminated crackers because the FDA never ordered a recall of all the products. Peanut butter, salmonella, FDA, congressional hearing
Butter flavoring, popcorn lung, diacetyl, NIOSH, absurd law suit.
Travelling to the other coast is always a broadening experience for me. Not only because of the abundance of food that somehow never makes it to the Northwest (think delicatessen) but because of the strangeness that seems to flourish on the side of the country where the sun rises first.